Our story

Our story

What is passed on

In France, some objects are not simply bought: they are passed on. The knife brought out when guests arrive, the saber that opens the champagne at a wedding, the spoon resting on the glass at l'heure verte (the green hour). Maison Mouche was born around an object of this kind, the handkerchief, and kept a simple idea from it: choose beautiful, useful pieces that are made to last and, for our champagne saber, make them personal with engraving. Our knives, our board and our bread basket are made in Thiers, from design to finishing, and our saber with a partner cutler, in the French tradition. What you give today, someone will keep tomorrow.

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A French house

Gifts to give and to pass on, all over the world.

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France

The land of fine tables, shared bread and champagne for the great days.

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Auvergne

At the heart of the country, between volcanoes and rivers.

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Thiers

The French capital of knife-making, where our knives, our cutting board and our bread basket are made.

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It all began with a handkerchief

Maison Mouche was born around an object everyone has known: the handkerchief. A square of fabric folded in a pocket, sometimes embroidered with initials, kept for a long time and passed on. It is a small object, but it says a lot about a way of life: taking care of everyday things, and keeping them.

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From the pocket to the table

From this first object, we kept a simple idea: everyday French objects, the ones that accompany meals and celebrations, deserve to be chosen with care. That idea led us to the table. The board set in the center for the aperitif, with its three knives, the basket where the bread is placed, the knives brought out for guests, the absinthe spoon that recalls the cafés of the Belle Époque.
Thiers, la Durolle et ses cascades dans la vallée des Usines

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Thiers, at the heart of French knife-making

Then came Thiers. In this Auvergne town, knives have been made since the Middle Ages along the Durolle, whose waters once turned the grinders' wheels. It is in Thiers that our oak champagne saber and its stand (with a partner cutler), the Cutting board & 3 Thiers knives, the table knife and the bread basket are made, from design to finishing. The town is still home to many cutlers today, and for many its name has become synonymous with the French knife. Our stainless steel absinthe spoon is made in France.

Photo: the vallée des Usines in Thiers, Lethiernois, CC BY-SA 4.0 license

Cutlery made in Thiers, from design to finishing, by artisans · Shipped from Auvergne, France · Ready to give · 10% off from 100 € · Free shipping from 200 € ·

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The founder

Pierre Bouquet founded Maison Mouche, based in Thiers (Puy-de-Dôme), near Clermont-Ferrand. It is there that he chooses each piece, before shipping it across France, Europe, the United States and Canada. He wants them simple, useful and beautiful, able to stand the test of time and to share a little of France with those who receive them.

Our commitments

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Say where our objects come from, and only write “made in France” when we can guarantee it.

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Make every gift personal with engraving (from 25 €, available as an option in the Le Sabrage and Le Grand Soir gift boxes).

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Deliver everywhere, with clear costs: in the United States, duties and taxes are calculated and shown before checkout.

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Choose objects made to last, to keep and to pass on.

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